(a) HHSC processes applications received electronically,
by paper, or by telephone.
(b) HHSC reopens a denied initial application, so long
as the applicant complies with the missed requirements within 60 days
after the date the application was submitted. HHSC otherwise requires
the applicant to file a new application.
(c) HHSC reconsiders the eligibility of a recipient
who is terminated for failure to submit a renewal form or necessary
information, so long as the recipient complies with the missed requirements
within 90 days after the date of termination. HHSC otherwise requires
the recipient to file a new application.
(d) HHSC reopens an application for three months prior
coverage if:
(1) within two years after the application was filed,
the applicant requests that the application be reopened; and
(2) a Medicaid eligibility determination was not previously
made for the prior three-month period.
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